पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 2093 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2150 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2015 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1500
Malayalam Era: 1269
Nanakshahi: 624
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra56.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha267.54°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra233.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani100.12°KarkaPuṣya P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:40
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:42
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5195
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1897412.27
Julian Day2485877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.77°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.1661°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2093-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)